07/25/2019
Navigating Economic Substance
The requirement to show Economic Substance is primarily aimed at preventing what is called “base erosion and profit shifting”.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
07/25/2019
Cyprus: Financial Action Task Force Guidance on Risk-based Approach for Trust and Company Service Providers
The Guidance is aimed at TCSP practitioners, countries and their competent authorities
07/24/2019
Former HMRC employee among brothers sentenced for money laundering
Efzal Yaqoob laundered £21,630 of the stolen VAT through his personal bank account between July 2012 and August 2014.
07/24/2019
FCA 'Dear CEO' letter
The letter sets out the FCA's view of the key risks of harm that such firms pose to their customers
07/24/2019
BCBS and IOSCO extension
The Basel Committee and IOSCO expect that covered entities will act diligently to comply with the requirements
07/24/2019
Final implementation of the new EU Prospectus Regulation
The Regulation has direct effect in the UK (and all other member states).
07/24/2019
Central Bank Thematic Review of Closet Indexing
The Central Bank has completed specific follow up engagements with an initial group of 62 funds
07/24/2019
OCC Fines Ex-Rabobank Counsel $50,000 for Concealing AML Report
On February 7, 2018, the Bank pled guilty to conspiracy
07/24/2019
Deutsche Bank 'committed to cooperating' with investigators after reportedly flagging Jeffrey Epstein transactions
The bank attempted to close several dozen bank accounts for Epstein and his businesses while simultaneously looking for signs that he had used his money to finance sex trafficking schemes, which prosecutors allege involved underage girls, according to rep
07/24/2019
Transatlantic law firm boosts presence in Leeds with acquisition
This recruitment news follows on from expansion in the firm's IP offering
07/24/2019
Government to set up standards committee to scrutinise HMRC powers
HMRC is to be put under greater scrutiny, with a new professional standards committee to oversee its use of wide-ranging powers to tackle tax avoidance and evasion
07/24/2019
German Regulator Greenlights $280 Million Ethereum Real Estate Bond
German authorities also showed openness towards blockchain and cryptocurrency.
07/24/2019
Update on the Isle of Man Personal Injury Discount Rate
Despite the 2017 change in England and Wales, no change was made to the discount rate in so far as it applied to Isle of Man cases.
07/24/2019
European banks, states have serious dirty-money shortcomings- EU Commission
The review also included lenders that have been shut because of money-laundering issues
07/23/2019
Lloyds and Standard Life Aberdeen to settle £100bn funds row
Lloyds and Standard Life Aberdeen to settle £100bn funds row
07/23/2019
Speculation mounts over potential job cuts at UniCredit
The drastic measure, which would mean a 10 per cent cut to its global workforce, marks the latest cost-cutting drive from Europe’s embattled banking sector, which has been battered by lower interest rates and rising volatility.
07/23/2019
ESMA publishes its annual peer review report on EU CCPs supervision test
The report also identifies several best practices and considerations to further enhance supervisory convergence with respect to CCPs’ collateral and liquidity arrangements.
07/23/2019
European Central Bank could act before Fed to add stimulus
The negative rate means banks pay to keep cash overnight at the ECB, a penalty aimed at pushing them to lend the money.
07/23/2019
Alternatives to high-cost credit
Our report sets out actions and recommendations to improve the availability and awareness of alternatives to high-cost credit.
07/23/2019
Ogier advises on the launch of Medicxi III
This brings the total amount raised by Medicxi in the last three years to over $1 billion.